With the bulk of free agency and the draft now behind us, we can get a good sense of what most rosters will look like in 2015. Teams will cut and add guys over the next few months, but by and large, what they have now is what they’ve got.While the Panthers filled holes and kept many of their own the offseason, the rest of the NFC South was much more influx. So let’s take a look at what those other three teams did, starting in Atlanta.[vc_row_inner no_margin=”true” padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” border=”none”][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][custom_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″]KEY ADDITIONS[/custom_headline]Head coach Dan QuinnOffensive coordinator Kyle ShanahanDE Vic Beasley (1st Rd)CB Jalen Collins (2nd Rd)RB Tevin Coleman (3rd Rd)WR Justin Hardy (4th Rd)DL Grady Jarrett (5th Rd)OT Jake Rodger (7th Rd)S Akeem King (7th Rd)TE Jacob Tamme (FA)TE Tony Moeaki (FA)DE Adrian Clayborn (FA)DE O’Brien Schofield (FA)LB Brooks Reed (FA)LB Justin Durant (FA)[vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][custom_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″]KEY LOSSES[/custom_headline]Head coach Mike SmithOffensive coordinator Dirk KoetterRB Steven JacksonRB Jacquizz RodgersWR Harry DouglasG Justin BlalockDL Corey PetersOLB Osi UmenyioraLB Sean WeatherspoonS Dwight Lowery[vc_row_inner no_margin=”true” padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” 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Falcons’ biggest change came at head coach. Mike Smith, who won just 10 games the past two seasons, is out. Dan Quinn is in. The architect of Seattle’s dominant defenses has his work cut out for him in Atlanta, where that unit finished dead last in yards allowed and totaled a measly 31 sacks last year.The Falcons have had weapons on offense, and now Kyle Shanahan, who somehow molded Cleveland’s anemic talent into a respectable group for a chunk of 2014, will call the shots.Personnel-wise, the Falcons didn’t lose much while Quinn started rebuilding the defense. First-round pick Vic Beasley should give the pass rush a shot in the arm, and if healthy, free agent additions Adrian Clayborn, Justin Durant and Brooks Reed could all help. Second-round selection Jalen Collins, who’s 6-foot-1, gives the Falcons another big-bodied cornerback to pair with 6-foot Desmond Trufant.Offensively, third-round running back Tevin Coleman may slide right into the starting lineup while East Carolina’s Justin Hardy inherits the No. 3 wideout role formerly occupied by Harry Douglas.[custom_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″]PROJECTED TWO-DEEP[/custom_headline][vc_row_inner no_margin=”true” padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” border=”none”][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″]
QB — Matt Ryan, T.J. YatesRB — Tevin Coleman, Devonta FreemanFB — Patrick DiMarco, Collin MooneyWR — Roddy White, Justin HardyWR — Julio Jones, Leonard HankersonTE — Levine Toilolo, Jacob TammeLT — Jake Matthews, Lamar HolmesLG — Mike Person, Harland GunnRT – Sam Baker, Ryan SchraederRG — Jon Asamoah, Peter KonzC — Joe Hawley, James Stone[vc_column_inner width=”1/3″]
DE – Adrian Clayborn, Tyson JacksonDT — Paul Soliai, Grady JarrettDT — Ra’Shede Hagemen, Jonathan BabineauxDE — Tyson Jackson/Vic Beasley, Kroy BiermannSLB — Brooks Reed, Prince ShemboMLB — Paul Worrilow, Nate StuparWLB — Justin Durant/Vic Beasley, O’Brien SchofieldCB — Desmond Trufant, Ricardo AllenCB — Jalen Collins, Akeem KingNB — Robert Alford, Ricardo AllenSS — William Moore, Kemal IshmaelFS – Dezmen Southward, Charles Godfrey[vc_column_inner width=”1/3″]
PK — Matt BryantP — Matt BosherKR — Devin Hester, Eric WeemsPR — Devin Hester, Eric Weems[custom_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h4″]BETTER OR WORSE?[/custom_headline]
The Falcons may be at least another offseason away from truly contending again in the NFC South, but you can’t say they’re not headed in a better direction.Or can you?[vc_column width=”1/6″][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_raw_js]JTNDc2NyaXB0JTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRmFzc2V0cy1wb2xhcmItY29tLmEuc3NsLmZhc3RseS5uZXQlMkZhc3NldHMlMkZwb2xhci1lbWJlZGRlZC5qcyUyMiUyMGFzeW5jJTNEJTIydHJ1ZSUyMiUyMGRhdGEtcHVibGlzaGVyJTNEJTIyQmlsbFZvdGglMjIlMjBkYXRhLXBvbGwtaWQlM0QlMjIyMjEyNzIlMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZzY3JpcHQlM0U=[/vc_raw_js][vc_column width=”1/6″]